Curious City

569 Episodes

1. How Accountable Is The Mayor For Police Misconduct?

   Published: 9/26/2020
2. What We Do — And Don’t — Know About Chicago’s Lead Water Problem

   Published: 9/19/2020
3. What A Murder In My Family Reveals About Chicago’s Chinese Gangs

   Published: 9/13/2020
4. Why Did So Many Chicago Bars Disappear?

   Published: 9/6/2020
5. Displaced: When The Eisenhower Expressway Moved In, Who Was Forced Out?

   Published: 8/30/2020
6. Chicago’s Historic Japanese Neighborhood — And Why It Disappeared

   Published: 8/23/2020
7. The Chicago-Invented Delicacies That Help Define The City’s Food Scene

   Published: 8/16/2020
8. Was There A Burial Mound In Chicago Shaped Like A Lizard?

   Published: 8/9/2020
9. Sculpting History: Who Decides What Historical Markers Go Up In Chicago?

   Published: 8/2/2020
10. The Story Behind “Go Cubs Go” And The Man Who Wrote It

    Published: 7/25/2020
11. How Often Should I Wash My Mask? And More Of Your Questions About Face Masks

    Published: 7/19/2020
12. Protest Art Has Covered Boarded Up Businesses — Will It Be Preserved?

    Published: 7/12/2020
13. Why Are There So Many Music Venues In Uptown?

    Published: 7/5/2020
14. As Chicago Reopens, Is It Time To Let My Parents Meet Their Grandchildren?

    Published: 6/28/2020
15. Performers Speak Out About Racism In Chicago’s Improv And Comedy Scene

    Published: 6/14/2020
16. Reflections On A Week Of Protests And Unrest

    Published: 6/6/2020
17. What To Expect From Farmers Markets This Season

    Published: 5/31/2020
18. Farmers Like Me Are Seeing Crop Prices Drop — But We're Resilient

    Published: 5/27/2020
19. I Survived Tuberculosis In The 1950s, So I’m No Stranger To Quarantine

    Published: 5/24/2020
20. I Thought Ramadan Would Be Depressing This Year — But It's Been A Blessing

    Published: 5/20/2020